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RBCx
Corporate VCToronto · Pre-Seed–Growth · 19 people tracked
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Investment thesis
RBCx backs Canadian innovation by combining tailored banking products, investment capital, and multidisciplinary expertise, all supported by the institutional strength of RBC. It serves founders at the startup and growth stages as well as venture capital funds and firms, offering customized financing solutions, business banking, data-driven market insights, and sector expertise. Positioning itself as one of Canada's most active institutional investors in venture capital, RBCx also owns and operates companies in strategic sectors such as healthcare, consumer, and financial services, and provides advisory support to help clients scale faster and innovate more boldly.
Source: firm website, verified Sep 27, 2026.
Team · 19 people
from the firm's website & curated
Founder mafia
4 people who came through RBCx went on to found or lead other companies.
What they invest in
from 34 of 53 portfolio companiesSaaS ×12AI & Machine Learning ×11Healthtech ×10Enterprise Software ×9Fintech ×8Digital Health ×6Biotech ×4Cleantech ×4
HQs:Canada×20United States×2United Kingdom×1India×1South Korea×1
Who they back
founder profiles across 8 portfolio companiesFounding team size:solo founder×73 founders×1
Investments · 53 tracked
founders shown can be your intro path
General Fusion develops Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) technology, combining plasma physics, mechanical compression, and liquid metal systems to build a practical, cost-competitive fusion power plant.
CleantechDeep TechEnergyBurnaby, CA
Michael Laberge(Executive Officer)Michel Laberge(Founder & Chief Science Officer)inNathan Gilliland(Executive Officer, Director)inSusan Koch(Executive Officer)inGreg Twinney(Chief Executive Officer)inMegan Wilson(Chief Strategy Officer)in
Co-investorsBraemar Energy VenturesChrysalixEvolution VC PartnersHelium-3 VenturesJIMCONew Ground Ventures+8 more
Amplify Capital is a venture capital firm that invests in founders addressing complex, technical problems in climate, healthcare, and work/education sectors.
Climate TechDigital HealthHealthtechImpact & Social Good
Co-investorsClean Energy Ventures
Venture capital climate-tech focused fund.
Co-investorsBDC Fund Investments (Fund-of-Funds)BDC Thrive ETA FundIreland Strategic Investment Fund
Assent operates an AI-native platform for supply chain sustainability and compliance, helping complex manufacturers reduce risk, strengthen data integrity, and meet regulatory requirements.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSOttawa
Matt Whitteker(Director)inRob Imbeault(Director)inAndrew W.(Founder)inJonathan Hughes(Founder)inAndrew Waitman(Executive Officer)Russell Frederick(Executive Officer)in
Co-investorsVista Equity PartnersVolition CapitalYork IEFirst Ascent VenturesGreenspring AssociatesStepstone Group+1 more
Axonify offers an AI-powered frontline enablement platform that combines microlearning, task execution, and analytics to train and coordinate frontline workers.
AI & Machine LearningEdTechSaaS
Co-investorsBDC Fund Investments (Fund-of-Funds)BDC Venture CapitalBridgescale PartnersCheyenne VenturesHarmony PartnersJMI Equity+1 more
Boosted.ai provides an AI platform for investment research that answers questions on stocks and themes and uses AI agents to generate reports and analysis for investment professionals.
AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS
Joshua Pantony(Founder)inJon Dorando(Founder)in
Co-investorsDunamu & PartnersFidelity InvestmentsHarbourVest Partners (Canada)Portage VenturesSpark CapitalTen Coves Capital
CarbiCrete develops a carbon removal technology that enables the production of cement-free concrete by using industrial steel slag and injecting CO2 to provide strength while sequestering carbon.
Circular EconomyCleantechClimate TechConstruction TechNew MaterialsQuebec, CA
Co-investorsAera VCBDC Climate Tech Fund IIInnovative Solutions CanadaNew Climate VenturesSQN Venture Partners, LLCFondaction+2 more
Coveo provides an AI-powered search and generative experience platform that delivers relevant content across search, recommendations, and agentic interfaces for enterprises.
AI & Machine LearningE-commerceEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Co-investorsIntrepid Growth PartnersMind the Seed - MTS FundBDC Venture CapitalFonds de solidarité FTQ
Daangn is a community-based mobile marketplace and social platform that connects neighbors for buying, selling, sharing, and helping each other in local communities across South Korea.
ConsumerMarketplacesSocialSeoul, KR
Gary Kim(Founder)
Co-investorsGaldana VenturesKakao VenturesReverent PartnersSBVADST Global
Canadian cleantech company in which CGF is a co-investor; Idealist Capital led financing rounds.
Co-investorsCanada Growth FundCoatue ManagementWTI
Dr.Bill is a medical billing software platform for healthcare teams and group practices that handles claim submission, optimization, and rejection management for multi-practitioner clinics, hospitals, and specialist teams across Canada.
Digital HealthEnterprise SoftwareFintechHealthtechSaaSAlberta, CA
Evok Innovations is a venture capital firm that invests in early- to mid-stage companies developing hard-tech solutions for heavy industry, including energy, mining, minerals, and industrial optimization.
Climate TechDeep TechEnergy
Co-investorsInBC Investment Corp.Kensington Capital Partners LimitedActive Impact InvestmentsRenewal FundsTDK VenturesTechEnergy Ventures+1 more
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Fidel API provides a suite of financial infrastructure APIs that enable developers to build real-time, card-connected payment experiences for users and merchants.
B2B MarketplacesDeveloper ToolsFintechMarketing TechSaaS
Dev Subratain
Co-investors500 GlobalBain Capital VenturesCiti VenturesCommerce VenturesNyca PartnersQED Investors+1 more
Flashfood is an app that connects shoppers with discounted fresh produce, meat, and other grocery items at local stores, offering savings up to 50% while reducing food waste.
ConsumerE-commerceFoodTechToronto, CA
Co-investorsArcTern VenturesMatchstick VenturesNEXT CanadaS2G InvestmentsTechstars
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Flosonics Medical makes FloPatch, a wireless wearable Doppler ultrasound device that assesses a patient's carotid arterial pulse in real time to give clinicians hemodynamic data for fluid resuscitation decisions.
Digital HealthHardwareMedical Devices
Joe Eibl(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmplify CapitalArboretum VenturesGenesys CapitaliGan PartnersNew Leaf Venture Partners
Future Fields uses fruit flies as bioreactors to produce difficult-to-express proteins at scale for pharmaceutical, agricultural, and food applications.
AgTechBiotechCircular EconomyClimate TechDeep TechFoodTechHealthtechEdmonton, CA
Matt Anderson-Baron(Founder)inJalene Anderson-Baron(Founder)in
Co-investorsAmplify CapitalBee PartnersBoxOne VenturesEdmonton UnlimitedGreen Circle Foodtech VenturesKeiki Capital+9 more
Garage is a venture capital firm whose portfolio spans startups in space, robotics, energy, biotech, fintech, consumer, and enterprise software.
Sector Agnostic
Co-investorsKensington Capital Partners LimitedBDC Capital Corporation
Adapsyn Bioscience is a biotechnology company that uses proprietary algorithms and artificial intelligence to analyze genomic and metabolomic data from microbes in order to discover novel small molecule natural product drug candidates.
AI & Machine LearningBiotechHealthtechMedical Devices
Golden Ventures is a venture capital firm whose team works with portfolio founders, accelerators, and the broader startup community to find, fund, and support early-stage companies.
Sector Agnostic
Matt Golden(Founder)in
Co-investorsFoundryKensington Capital Partners LimitedBDC Capital CorporationCendana CapitalDeloitte VenturesECMC Group+4 more
Humi was a Canadian HR, payroll, and benefits software platform designed for small and medium-sized businesses in Canada.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaSToronto, CA
Kevin Kliman(Founder/CEO)inMatt Loszak(Founder/CTO)inDrew MillingtoninSimon Bourgeois(Founder)in
Co-investors500 Global7BC Venture CapitalAmplify.LAChartline Capital PartnersFundersClubGarage Capital+9 more
Kinaxis provides supply chain management and orchestration software for enterprises across industries including aerospace, automotive, retail, and logistics.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSOttawa, CA
Doug Colbethin
Co-investorsSheBoot
Klue provides competitive intelligence software that automatically collects, curates, and distributes competitive insights to sales and marketing teams, while also capturing buyer feedback and win-loss analysis through human expert interviews and AI-powered tools.
Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS
Sarathy Naicker(Founder)in
Co-investorsAllied Venture PartnersAspenwoodBDC Venture CapitalCraft VenturesOMERS VenturesPallasite Ventures+4 more
League provides a platform for healthcare brands to deliver personalized, integrated consumer experiences through AI-based tools.
AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsOMERS VenturesQuantum Valley InvestmentsRoar VenturesGame Changers VenturesRelay VenturesScrum Ventures+1 more
Lumira Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in biotherapeutic and medical device companies developing innovative therapeutic solutions for patients.
BiotechEnterprise SoftwareHealthtechMedical Devices
Co-investorsInBC Investment Corp.Kensington Capital Partners Limited
Maple is a Canadian virtual healthcare platform that connects patients with doctors, nurse practitioners, and specialists to provide timely and convenient access to care.
Digital HealthHealthtechSaaSToronto, CA
Dr. Brett Belchetz(Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer)Roxana Zaman(Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer)inStuart Starr(Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer)in
Co-investorsActon Capital
Moment Energy repurposes retired electric-vehicle batteries into second-life energy storage systems, sourcing used batteries from automakers like Nissan and Mercedes-Benz for off-grid and grid energy applications.
Circular EconomyCleantechEnergyHardwareSurrey, CA
Edward Chiang(Cofounder)inSumreen Rattan(Cofounder)inGurmesh Sidhu(Cofounder)Gabriel Soares(Cofounder)in
Co-investorsVersion One VenturesAcario InnovationAsahi Kasei Corporate Venture CapitalExpansion Venture CapitalFikaForesight+6 more
Nmbr provides payroll infrastructure for Canadian businesses to launch or maintain their own payroll operations, leveraging simplified financial product technology designed by former HR and payroll software leaders.
Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFintechHR TechSaaS
Simon Bourgeois(Founder)in
Co-investorsGolden VenturesLuge CapitalPanache VenturesMotivate Venture Capital
Ojo Network is a risk management network for decentralized finance (DeFi), using risk engines that monitor protocol health and dynamically adjust collateral values in real time to help prevent liquidation cascades and bad debt.
Crypto & Web3Data & InfrastructureFintech
Co-investorsMoonhill CapitalSilverton PartnersVista Equity Partners
Puzzle Medical develops a heart failure treatment device designed to improve heart and kidney function through 4Fr axillary access, allowing patient ambulation and providing up to seven days of support.
HardwareHealthtechMedical DevicesMontreal
Jade Doucet-Martineau(Co-founder & CEO, Board Director)inFrançois Trudeau(Co-founder & CTO, Board Director)inPhilippe Généreux(Co-founder (Phase 2), Chief Medical Officer & Board Observer)inMaxime Rochon(Co-founder (Phase 2) & VP Clinical, Regulatory and Quality)inYves-Antoine Crête(Co-founder (Phase 2) & VP Technical R&D and Operations)inGabriel Georges(Co-founder & Clinical Advisor)in
Co-investorsBroadview VenturesLumira VenturesAjax HealthDesjardins CapitalBoreal VenturesCathexis Ventures+3 more
Relay is a group-based support program designed to help individuals address pornography and unwanted sexual behaviors through daily encouragement, accountability, and community support.
HealthtechMental HealthWellness & FitnessSalt Lake City, US
Chandler Rogers(Founder)inJace Kendrick(Founder)in
Co-investorsCampus Founders FundFirst Trust Capital PartnersUnion Square Ventures (USV)Ventures TogetherY Combinator
Riipen operates a project-based (experiential) learning platform that connects educators, students, and employers to complete real-world industry projects.
EdTechFuture of WorkMarketplaces
Co-investorsJuvo VenturesWUTIF CapitalReach Capital
Ripple Ventures is an inception-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders building advanced technologies, investing $250K–$1M and typically leading or co-leading rounds at the pre-incorporation, pre-product, or pre-traction stage.
AI & Machine LearningDeep Tech
Matt Cohen(Founder)in
Roar Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in founders at the earliest (pre-seed/seed) stages.
Sector Agnostic
Co-investorsCoelius CapitalGarage CapitalGolden VenturesRoar VenturesUncork CapitalVersion One Ventures
Staircase Ventures is a seed-stage venture firm that leads pre-seed and seed rounds with cheque sizes of $1M–$2M, investing primarily in B2B software companies.
Janet Bannister(Founder)in
Co-investorsInBC Investment Corp.
StandUp VC is a Canadian venture capital fund that invests in early-stage entrepreneurs and startups.
Sector Agnostic
StellarAlgo offers a customer data platform (CDP) built for sports teams that consolidates fan data, enables no-code audience segmentation, and automatically pushes fan segments to marketing and sales channels to grow ticket sales and reduce churn.
AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSports Tech
Vincent Ircandia(Founder)inSean Fynn(Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer)inJoseph King(Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer)in
Co-investorsAccelerate FundComcast VenturesInterGen CapitalMaRSMaRS Investment Accelerator Fund (IAF)Thin Air Labs+1 more
Summit Nanotech develops an integrated Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE) platform called denaLi, combining a proprietary multi-column system, its eLivate sorbent, and predictive multi-physics modeling to extract lithium from brine with low water use and high recovery.
CleantechEnergyNew MaterialsCalgary
Amanda Hall(Director, Executive Officer)inJoe Arencibia(Executive Officer, Director)inVivian Farris(Executive Officer)inJeremy Patt(Executive Officer)inCheri Corbett(Director)inJoseph Lowry(Director)
Co-investorsLG Technology VenturesXoraCapricorn Investment GroupEvok InnovationsHelios Climate VenturesTechnology Impact+1 more
Mowito develops physical AI models for robotic arms that enable factory automation by learning assembly tasks from minimal demonstrations, requiring no hardware modifications and allowing floor operators to reconfigure tasks independently.
Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingRoboticsSector AgnosticBangalore, IN
Razvan RomaninPuru Rastogi(CEO)inSafar(CTO)inAditya(CBO)in
Co-investorsAll In CapitaliSeedNight CapitalPrecursor VenturesVersion One VenturesKensington Capital Partners Limited+3 more
Wave provides accounting, invoicing, and payroll software for small business owners in the US and Canada.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
Co-investorsAnthem Venture Management, LlcCRV (Charles River Ventures)Kleiner PerkinsOMERS Ventures
Zucara Therapeutics is a biotech company developing a once-daily therapeutic intended to prevent hypoglycemia (low blood sugar) in people with diabetes.
BiotechDigital HealthHealthtech
Co-investorsJDRF T1D FundToronto Innovation Acceleration Partners
Other
Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.
CongruenceConquestFlosonicsHopperHousefulKardiumMysaNeoNomicNorthOneOwnrPH7
Exits · 2
1 IPOs · 1 acquisitionsGeneral FusionNASDAQ: GFUZHumiacq. by Employment Hero
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companiesRiipen Networks Inc. · help.riipen.com · Apr 28, 2026
Kardium · kardium.com · Jul 2, 2025
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has RBCx made?
- RBCx has 53 tracked investments, 2 of which have exited.
- What stage does RBCx invest at?
- RBCx invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth stages.
- What sectors does RBCx focus on?
- RBCx focuses on Biotech, Cleantech, Energy, Fintech, Healthtech, PropTech, SaaS, Sector Agnostic.
- Where is RBCx located?
- RBCx is headquartered in Toronto, CA.
- Who does RBCx co-invest with?
- RBCx most often shares deals with Kensington Capital Partners Limited, InBC Investment Corp., OMERS Ventures, among 13 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
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